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Monday, January 18, 2010

Musical Monday #126

Welcome to the 126th edition of Musical Monday, the weekly quiz that Soccer Dad and I alternate hosting. As always, the challenge is to identify the title and artist of each song quote below, as well as the common theme of the entire set of songs.

There's a single theme this week, though the last couple of songs relate to it somewhat differently than the rest.

1) "The whole world looks upon the sight"2) "I am tired of this devil"3) "What we need to survive, together alive"4) "Don't forget what your good book said"5) "I go to the movie, and I go downtown"6) "Won't you please excuse my frankness"7) "A butcher, a banker, a drummer and then"8) "Now some of us would rather cuss and make a fuss"9) "I have wants and desires just like you"10) "I seen you walkin' down in Chinatown"11) "I've worked on jobs with my feet and my hands"12) "Momma she worked so hard to earn every penny"13) "The man in the silk suit hurries by"14) "The light bulb's gettin' dim, there's meltdown in the sky"15) "Walk me down to school, baby, everybody's acting deaf and blind"16) "His patience's long, but soon he won't have any"17) "But he never did like to talk about it all that much"18) "I can't pay no doctor bill"19) "He don’t like dreads, he thinks we’re all crooks"20) "Well you know your cat has nine lives babe"21) "Is finally, and permanently, discredited, and abandoned"22) "Like a starry summer night, or a snow covered winter's day"23) "Be grateful that it doesn't last all year!"24) "One man betrayed with a kiss"25) "Didn't they try to find some good for you and me?"

1) Black and White - Three Dog Night2) "I am tired of this devil"3) Ebody and Ivory - Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder4) Southern Man - Neil Young5) "I go to the movie, and I go downtown"6) Border Song - Elton John7) Everyday People - Sly and the Family Stone8) "Now some of us would rather cuss and make a fuss"9) "I have wants and desires just like you"10) "I seen you walkin' down in Chinatown"11) "I've worked on jobs with my feet and my hands"12) "Momma she worked so hard to earn every penny"13) The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby and the Range14) "The light bulb's gettin' dim, there's meltdown in the sky"15) Society's Child - Janis Ian16) "His patience's long, but soon he won't have any"17) Hurricane - Bob Dylan18) "I can't pay no doctor bill"19) "He don’t like dreads, he thinks we’re all crooks"20) "Well you know your cat has nine lives babe"21) "Is finally, and permanently, discredited, and abandoned"22) Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens23) National Brotherhood Week - Tom Lehrer24) "One man betrayed with a kiss"25) Abraham, Martin and John - Dion

Great job, Clayton, Laura, Benjie, Soccer Dad, TRN, Gail, Tova, and Yitzchak! The theme was indeed songs associated with the Civil Rights movement, racism, and/or Dr. Martin Luther King, in honor of Dr. King's birthday, which was being celebrated on the date of the post. Note, I kept the theme rather narrow and so did not include songs about peace, love, and brotherhood in general (like some suggested in the comments), but only those that specifically related to black/white relations.

The full set of responses follow:

1) "The whole world looks upon the sight""Black And White", Three Dog Night2) "I am tired of this devil""Black Or White", Michael Jackson3) "What we need to survive, together alive""Ebony And Ivory", Paul Mccartney And Stevie Wonder4) "Don't forget what your good book said""Southern Man", Neil Young 5) "I go to the movie, and I go downtown""A Change Is Gonna Come", Sam Cooke6) "Won't you please excuse my frankness""Border Song", Elton John7) "A butcher, a banker, a drummer and then""Everyday People", Sly & The Family Stone8) "Now some of us would rather cuss and make a fuss""Choice Of Colors", The Impressions9) "I have wants and desires just like you""Message From A Black Man", The Temptations10) "I seen you walkin' down in Chinatown""Why Can't We Be Friends?", War11) "I've worked on jobs with my feet and my hands""Say It Loud, I'm Black And I'm Proud", James Brown12) "Momma she worked so hard to earn every penny""Is It Because I'm Black?", Syleena Johnson13) "The man in the silk suit hurries by""The Way It Is", Bruce Hornsby And The Range14) "The light bulb's gettin' dim, there's meltdown in the sky""Livin' On The Edge", Aerosmith15) "Walk me down to school, baby, everybody's acting deaf and blind""Society's Child", Janis Ian16) "His patience's long, but soon he won't have any""Living For The City", Stevie Wonder17) "But he never did like to talk about it all that much""Hurricane", Bob Dylan18) "I can't pay no doctor bill""Whitey On The Moon", Gil-Scott Heron19) "He don’t like dreads, he thinks we’re all crooks""Mr. Cab Driver", Lenny Kravitz20) "Well you know your cat has nine lives babe""John Lennon", Crippled Inside21) "Is finally, and permanently, discredited, and abandoned""War", Bob Marley22) "Like a starry summer night, or a snow covered winter's day""Everything Is Beautiful", Ray Stevens 23) "Be grateful that it doesn't last all year!""National Brotherhood Week", Tom Lehrer24) "One man betrayed with a kiss""Pride (In The Name Of Love)", U225) "Didn't they try to find some good for you and me?""Abraham, Martin And John", Dion